Principal C&I Engineer (Hybrid, Nuclear/Energy)

Cavendish Nuclear; Grimsby; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Pension & life assurance

Digital GP & health check

Employee share scheme

Shopping savings portal

Professional Fees paid

Reservists leave

Holiday trading

Be Kind Day

Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Cavendish Nuclear seeks a Principal Control and Instrumentation Engineer to provide technical leadership across safety-critical projects supporting national defence, clean energy and vital infrastructure. The role is based at Grimsby or Hessle with hybrid patterns.

You will lead design, development, integration and assurance of C&I systems, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and drive regulatory compliance and security clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading the design and delivery of control and instrumentation systems within nuclear, defence, energy, process or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing complex technical interfaces.
• Strong understanding of functional safety, safety cases and relevant industry standards including IEC 61508 and IEC 61511.
• Experience managing the full engineering lifecycle from concept and design through to commissioning, operation and decommissioning.
• Expert knowledge of programmable logic controllers, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, distributed control systems and field instrumentation technologies.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, development, integration and assurance of control and instrumentation systems across complex engineering projects.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless integration with mechanical, electrical, process, civil and safety requirements.
• Acting as the technical authority for engineering deliverables, ensuring compliance with regulatory, quality and nuclear safety standards.
• Directing testing, commissioning and system acceptance activities to achieve safe, reliable and compliant operational performance.
• Engaging with clients, regulators, suppliers and senior stakeholders to provide technical leadership and support successful project delivery.

Skills

Nuclear/regulatory experience

Technical leadership

Control systems design

Functional safety IEC 61508/61511

Lifecycle engineering

PLC/SCADA/DCS knowledge

Education

Electrical/Control/Instrumentation degree

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

Cavendish Nuclear seeks a Principal Control and Instrumentation Engineer to provide technical leadership across safety-critical projects supporting national defence, clean energy and vital infrastructure. The role is based at Grimsby or Hessle with hybrid patterns.

You will lead design, development, integration and assurance of C&I systems, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and drive regulatory compliance and security clearance.